درند darand P. or darind, part. act. (of دريدن Tearing; (adjec- tively) Rapacious, fierce, ravenous; (subst.) Ravenous beast, beast of prey.

دچهناين दक्षिणायन दक्षिण South, and अयन Way dachchh̤ināyan S. s. m. Sunʼs southing or passing from north to south.

دشت dasht P s. m. A desert, a forest. دشت گرد dasht-gard or دشت نورد dasht-naward, A traveller of deserts. دشت گردي dasht-gard-ī, s. f. The travelling or wandering over deserts. دشت هو dasht-i-hū, A desert void of all but God.

داهنا dāhinā S̱. or dāhnā, adj. Right (opposite to left. Sans. दक्षिण South or right; because the earth, the navel of which corresponds to Hindūstān, has its head to the west, its feet to the east, the right side to the south, and the left to the north; or, perhaps, from the position of eastern people in adoration of the sun. In Arab. شمال denotes the north or left: and, this agrees with the manner in which the Roman augurs determined the regions of the heavens, according to Livy, I. 18.).

دلال dallāl A (adj. superl. from دلالت) s. m. A broker, a salesman.

دهمکي dhamkī H s. f. Threat, menace.

دابت dābat H s. (dakh) Curse, imprecation.

ديد dīd P (from ديدن) s. m. f. Sight, seeing, show, spectacle. ديد باز dīd-bāz, An ogler. ديد بازي dīd-bāz-ī, s. f. 1. Looking about one, taking air. 2. Reconnoitring. 3. Ogling. ديد کرنا dīd karnā, To inspect, behold, &c. ديد واديد dīd-wā-dīd, s. m. Interview. ¶ for ديده dīda, part. Seen, having seen.

دهسم dhasam H s. m. Swamp.

درنگ dirang P s. m. Delay, hesitation.